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they are saying call john boehner, because we don't know. >> reporter: and the political pressure is falling squarely on the house, because the senate has already passed their version with big support from both parties. now for consumers, no immediate plan is happening, but the prices could go up early next year. >> kelly o'donnell, on the hill for us, thank you. >>> there has been a lot of attention paid to school lunches, especially with first lady michelle obama leading the push for healthier food. but there is something else going on that a growing number of our public schools across this country are seeing. an issue when the students are fed in the school day. our report tonight from nbc's kate tur. >> reporter: it's just after 6:00 in the morning, and this 17-year-old is rushing out the door for school. no time for breakfast, class starting at 8:15 his first meal today is pizza, only a couple of bites, though. >> it doesn't sit right with my stomach. >> reporter: that is because it is 9:55 in the morning, joe's regular fourth period lunch. >> i think it is too early. they shoul
they are saying call john boehner, because we don't know. >> reporter: and the political pressure is falling squarely on the house, because the senate has already passed their version with big support from both parties. now for consumers, no immediate plan is happening, but the prices could go up early next year. >> kelly o'donnell, on the hill for us, thank you. >>> there has been a lot of attention paid to school lunches, especially with first lady michelle obama leading...
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i think you heard john boehner say that already. we've had votes in the senate where we've actually gotten rid of tax credits. i think that's a given. and i think the vast majority of americans agree with that. the question is how do you do that and how do you allow taxes to rise at the same time you fix the real problem? and the real problem is uncontrolled entitlement spending and a government that has grown massively. not just under this administration, under republican administration. >> let me turn to senator schumer on this point. >> so you have to approach both sides of it. >> let me turn to senator schumer. i'm going to ask you the same question. if the mandate is compromised, what do democrats have to be prepared to accept as a painful outcome in order to achieve compromise? >> well, i agree with you, the mandate is compromise. that's why we have a divided house and senate. and i think if the house stands for anything it's cut government spending, as tom coburn said, and i think we're going to have to do more of it. we hear
i think you heard john boehner say that already. we've had votes in the senate where we've actually gotten rid of tax credits. i think that's a given. and i think the vast majority of americans agree with that. the question is how do you do that and how do you allow taxes to rise at the same time you fix the real problem? and the real problem is uncontrolled entitlement spending and a government that has grown massively. not just under this administration, under republican administration....
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. >> reporter: earlier in the day, speaker john boehner also sounded a kumbaya theme. >> i am proposing a fiscal cliff together to be averted >> reporter: that gets its name, because at the end of the year if congress does nothing, bush taxes expire, the payroll tax cut expires, emergency unemployment benefits end and $984 billion in automatic cuts and defense and domestic budgets are triggered. they estimate that would cause the economy to take a significant hit, raising unemployment to 9.1% by the end of next year. but the real political sticking point is taxes. the president called on congress to make tax cuts for people making less than $200,000, and making less than $250,000, and drew a line in the sand. >> i refuse to accept any approach that is not balanced. and on tuesday night, we found out the majority of americans agree with my approach. >> reporter: the president was referring to the tuesday exit poll which indicated nearly 60% of voters would support higher taxes on the wealthy.çó and while john boehner hinted at some taxes going up, he also listed some conditions. >> and
. >> reporter: earlier in the day, speaker john boehner also sounded a kumbaya theme. >> i am proposing a fiscal cliff together to be averted >> reporter: that gets its name, because at the end of the year if congress does nothing, bush taxes expire, the payroll tax cut expires, emergency unemployment benefits end and $984 billion in automatic cuts and defense and domestic budgets are triggered. they estimate that would cause the economy to take a significant hit, raising...
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the same day he had just met with boehner and mcconnell. and i got a sense in that meeting that the president was going to be firm on dealing with that first, in terms of taxing the rich. and then there was the questions that were on the table. and i think he has to hold that. he made that commitment to the public. people voted for that. and that should be uncompromising. we've got to deal with jobs and unemployment. we certainly are concerned about that in communities of color. all of that is going to be dealt with, though, as we deal with taxes. >> carly fiorina, the tax question will come down to whether the president gives on the overall top tax rate, versus what republicans want to do, which is say, look, we can raise revenues through tax reform. we can deal with deductions that favor the wealthy. they have to get enough money. that's the bottom line. they need enough revenue. >> first of all, i think there will be probably an agreement on tax rates for the millionaires and billionaires, which is what president obama campaigned on. of
the same day he had just met with boehner and mcconnell. and i got a sense in that meeting that the president was going to be firm on dealing with that first, in terms of taxing the rich. and then there was the questions that were on the table. and i think he has to hold that. he made that commitment to the public. people voted for that. and that should be uncompromising. we've got to deal with jobs and unemployment. we certainly are concerned about that in communities of color. all of that is...
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john boehner is arguably the most powerful republican in washington. he has a lot on his plates and this week i sat down with house speaker and talked with the election, jobs, and getting a handle on america's debt. >> it has to happen or the financial markets will do it for us. in terms of downgrading our debt. and i actually think regardless of what happens in the election, the next couple of years are going to be the most consequential couple of years we've seen in washington in the last 50. because we've got this debt issue we're dealing with, really acting like a wet blanket over our entire economy. we've got a bunt deficit that's unsustainable. we've got entitlement programs that are important to tens of millions of americans that aren't going to exist if we don't fix them. >> what are the specific plans you would like to see happen? >> first on the economic growth side, i think our tax code gets in the way of our ability to grow. i think that we need to overhaul body the corporate tax code and the personal tax code. you look at our budget, we li
john boehner is arguably the most powerful republican in washington. he has a lot on his plates and this week i sat down with house speaker and talked with the election, jobs, and getting a handle on america's debt. >> it has to happen or the financial markets will do it for us. in terms of downgrading our debt. and i actually think regardless of what happens in the election, the next couple of years are going to be the most consequential couple of years we've seen in washington in the...
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i think speaker boehner laid out $800 billion in revenues the last time that they met. the real issue here, in my opinion, and i meet republicans and democrats all the time, is how deeply we're going to deal with the issue of entitlements and especially the medicare program. to me, that's the key to these decisions, and discussions, and that is will the president be willing to really fundamentally change the medicare program so that it's solvent for the future. i believe if he's willing to do that, i think you're going to see a compromise here. and i think you're going to see something very -- >> on the part of democrats to touch those. i want to talk briefly about this notion of a two-step measure that speaker boehner supports a stopgap that would buy a little time until january and then pick up the harder business down the road. can we afford that? but can we do this all in one step? >> yeah, i'm not a fan of that. look, we all know what the issues are. we've been talking about this for two years. we've had two dry runs at it now. i'm not a fan of a two-step process.
i think speaker boehner laid out $800 billion in revenues the last time that they met. the real issue here, in my opinion, and i meet republicans and democrats all the time, is how deeply we're going to deal with the issue of entitlements and especially the medicare program. to me, that's the key to these decisions, and discussions, and that is will the president be willing to really fundamentally change the medicare program so that it's solvent for the future. i believe if he's willing to do...
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house speaker john boehner says he thinks they will have a solution before the end of the year. >>> and there are new details about the woman, jill kelley, at the center of the scandal that brought down general petraeus. as nbc's andrea mitchell reports jill kelley's connections went beyond the social elite and tampa, all the way to the white house. >> reporter: jill kelley and her twin sister met at the white house, touring it on november fourth with their families, two days before general james clapper, the director of national intelligence was even told about the petraeus scandal. jill kelley mentioned the visit in an e-mail, saying i was at the white house with my friends in the administration this weekend. the stress was surreal. white house officials say the kelley sisters were invited by a staffer who may have met at the air force base. jill kelley was bipartisan in her outreach, she and her sister dropped in on a fundraiser for marco rubio two years ago. they did not pay, sources said, just arrived and soon left. in an e-mail last march, jill kelley said she was trying to carryi
house speaker john boehner says he thinks they will have a solution before the end of the year. >>> and there are new details about the woman, jill kelley, at the center of the scandal that brought down general petraeus. as nbc's andrea mitchell reports jill kelley's connections went beyond the social elite and tampa, all the way to the white house. >> reporter: jill kelley and her twin sister met at the white house, touring it on november fourth with their families, two days...
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of using tactics like the politics of envy that boehner said were, quote, almost un-american. now, if you're longing for some harmony, we'll have that, too. congresswoman gabrielle giffords will be here, one of the last things she does as a member before giving up her seat, recovering from that assassination attempt last year. and also an open seat left by a member of congress who suffered a stroke. he holds the seat president obama once had. >> we'll be seeing you tonight as part of our coverage. with us here in what is really his studio in washington is the moderator of "meet the press," david gregory. and david, while there have been state of the union addresses with greater interest going in, it's still a fraught period of time and it's still one heck of a big platform for the president. >> it's a huge platform. i talked to a senior campaign adviser who said look, you don't pass up this opportunity to lay out what is effectively a philosophical campaign blueprint for a huge audience tonight. he's going to use that. so yeah, the stage is set. but i talk to republicans today
of using tactics like the politics of envy that boehner said were, quote, almost un-american. now, if you're longing for some harmony, we'll have that, too. congresswoman gabrielle giffords will be here, one of the last things she does as a member before giving up her seat, recovering from that assassination attempt last year. and also an open seat left by a member of congress who suffered a stroke. he holds the seat president obama once had. >> we'll be seeing you tonight as part of our...
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barack obama versus john boehner, on spending cuts and tax hikes. they failed to make a grand bargain and their short-term deals expire in december president obama would vow no down to the wire talks this fall. right now he wants tax cuts for small businesses, that hire more workers saying the recovery can't wait. >> one of the ways we can sustain momentum is for congress to take some actions right now, even though it's election season. even though there is gridlock, partisanship. >> reporter: a clear election move by the president. countered by house speaker boehner who liked the hogueies, but not the program that would increase the deficit. >> where is the president's plan to tackle our looming debt crisis? >> reporter: in florida, mitt romney agreed, small business needs help, but -- >> you don't raise taxes on them like the president is proposing, you lower the marginal rate. >> reporter: joe biden fired back, the democrats' plan to hike taxes on millionaires like romney who biden charge don't understand the middle class. >> my mother and father
barack obama versus john boehner, on spending cuts and tax hikes. they failed to make a grand bargain and their short-term deals expire in december president obama would vow no down to the wire talks this fall. right now he wants tax cuts for small businesses, that hire more workers saying the recovery can't wait. >> one of the ways we can sustain momentum is for congress to take some actions right now, even though it's election season. even though there is gridlock, partisanship....
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. >> reporter: republican house speaker john boehner accused the president of looking for a scapegoat. boehner endorsed mitt romney. >> i think mitt romney has a set of economic policies that can put americans back to work. >> reporter: in a backyard in pennsylvania, romney said new obama environment rules drive down domestic energy production. >> he wants oil, gas, coal, nuclear, wind, solar. and yet as you point out, he makes it harder and harder to take advantage of the resources that are actually below the ground. >> reporter: the president says he wants to make it harder for speculators to take advantage of u.s. drivers. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, washington. >>> the u.s. secret service is investigating rocker ted nugent after a violent rant against president obama. nugent called the president and his advisers, quote, evil and urged members of the national rifle association to, quote, chop their heads off in november. he also said, quote, if barack obama becomes the president in november again, i will either be dead or in jail by this time next year. nugent has endorsed repu
. >> reporter: republican house speaker john boehner accused the president of looking for a scapegoat. boehner endorsed mitt romney. >> i think mitt romney has a set of economic policies that can put americans back to work. >> reporter: in a backyard in pennsylvania, romney said new obama environment rules drive down domestic energy production. >> he wants oil, gas, coal, nuclear, wind, solar. and yet as you point out, he makes it harder and harder to take advantage of...
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. >> there is agreement all around that boehner wants a deal. the speaker wants a deal, but he cannot sell a deal, even with the goodwill that he thinks he and the president have on that right now, unless there is real graham ruddman type, real requirements, that these things go in simultaneously. and that's what jim baker wrote about recently, who's had that experience, of fashioning exactly that kind of deal. >> it's important, though, that -- >> you have to cut spending in the future. >> you can raise taxes with one congress. but it takes five congresses to cut spending. >> it's important to keep the focus on growth. not taxes, not spending cuts. you know, the goal here is to get our growth from, you know, one plus percent, up to three and four percent. if we don't get growth going, none of this will matter at all. it's really important as the president frames this that he frames it as growth, and therefore i need this tax increase for these people. this kind of spending cuts here. because it will leverage this kind of growth. >> but that's n
. >> there is agreement all around that boehner wants a deal. the speaker wants a deal, but he cannot sell a deal, even with the goodwill that he thinks he and the president have on that right now, unless there is real graham ruddman type, real requirements, that these things go in simultaneously. and that's what jim baker wrote about recently, who's had that experience, of fashioning exactly that kind of deal. >> it's important, though, that -- >> you have to cut spending in...
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is it your view that speaker boehner and leader mcconnell doesn't speak for the republican party? >> let me put it this way. i have had the great honor of spending hours and hours and hours and you've covered any negotiating of the debt limit and other things with the leaders of the republican party. on several occasions they have been prepared to make some real compromise and have ended up calling back and saying, i can't do it. i can't get it done. has it solved every problem? no. i think that republican -- look, i'll give you the best example. republican leadership said extend the payroll tax. they couldn't get it done until the "wall street journal" came in and started beating up, i mean drum beats beating on the tea party types. that's the only way it could get done. in the past it would be the republican leadership would say, okay, here's the deal, guys. this is what we're doing. john boehner wasn't opposed to extending those taxes. how did it happen? i'm not criticizing john. john's in a situation where he has a group of people that old expression, this is the tail wagging
is it your view that speaker boehner and leader mcconnell doesn't speak for the republican party? >> let me put it this way. i have had the great honor of spending hours and hours and hours and you've covered any negotiating of the debt limit and other things with the leaders of the republican party. on several occasions they have been prepared to make some real compromise and have ended up calling back and saying, i can't do it. i can't get it done. has it solved every problem? no. i...
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and now speaker boehner has said, i want to do it again at the end of the year. this ought to be a clear indication to the voters of the choice that they'll have if they continue with the house republican leadership and their tea party dominance. this is not responsible. here's what we need to do. we need to get back to the bowles/simpson principles. paul ryan and i were on this commission. i voted yes to put everything on the table. paul ryan voted no. i still think it's the most reasonable bipartisan approach. we've got to convince speaker boehner and the house republicans to get down to this bowles/simpson approach to bringing the deficit down but not destroy this recovery. >> if the criticisms of the republicans is my way or the highway, democrats have done some of that as well. vice president biden was on the program a couple weeks ago. he talked about more than his support for gay marriage. i also asked him about this issue of what happens after the election if, in fact, they get re-elected. watch. >> if you win re-election, is your position, that's it? we'
and now speaker boehner has said, i want to do it again at the end of the year. this ought to be a clear indication to the voters of the choice that they'll have if they continue with the house republican leadership and their tea party dominance. this is not responsible. here's what we need to do. we need to get back to the bowles/simpson principles. paul ryan and i were on this commission. i voted yes to put everything on the table. paul ryan voted no. i still think it's the most reasonable...
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the white house says president obama called house speaker john boehner and senate majority leader harry reid over the effort to discuss efforts to avoid the fiscal cliff. that's the combination of tax hikes and spending cuts set to take effect january 1st. the "washington post" reports that boehner plans to have some house republicans meet wither skin bowles. on wednesday president obama will meet with other top ceos. futures meantime are flat this morning, stocks slipping back on monday. the s&p 500 index snapping a five-day winning streak. investors continue to watch those budget talks in washington. meantime, we are expecting today to get some data on demand for durable goods, home prices and consumer confidence. the dow slipping back below 13k losing 42 points to 12,967. the nasdaq edging up nearly 10 to 2976. and i would do a campaign not to vote for marissa mayer for "time" person of the year. remember when we had the head of amazon on the cover of "time" back in 2000. i think there's a little jinx in that. a little like the si jinx. so don't vote for her. >> fair enough. no on ma
the white house says president obama called house speaker john boehner and senate majority leader harry reid over the effort to discuss efforts to avoid the fiscal cliff. that's the combination of tax hikes and spending cuts set to take effect january 1st. the "washington post" reports that boehner plans to have some house republicans meet wither skin bowles. on wednesday president obama will meet with other top ceos. futures meantime are flat this morning, stocks slipping back on...
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john boehner, the speaker, harry reid, the democratic leader, mitch mcconnell the republican leader in the senate were all saying publicly and privately, oh, this will be worked out. they will come up with the deficit reduction plan of some kind. they totally failed. so they came up with this sequestration which is especially let's decide what all of us hate the most and put that in the deal so we force some sort of rational agreement. well, the irrational kind of mutual assured destruction is what we now have in law. where we are cutting defense. where we are cutting things like biomedical research with an ax. it makes absolutely no sense. no person who thought about some of these thing thes would agree wit. but that's exactly where we are. >> one thing i think the president has been unable to do is lead these two groups together. because you can't constantly sit there and watch everybody fighting. what about all of the people who are hanging in the balance? >> i asked the president about this. he says -- he blames the republicans and so forth. >> and they blame him. >> and there's bl
john boehner, the speaker, harry reid, the democratic leader, mitch mcconnell the republican leader in the senate were all saying publicly and privately, oh, this will be worked out. they will come up with the deficit reduction plan of some kind. they totally failed. so they came up with this sequestration which is especially let's decide what all of us hate the most and put that in the deal so we force some sort of rational agreement. well, the irrational kind of mutual assured destruction is...
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later and he campaigns against the republican leader eric cantor and his district and against john boehner. at that point the republicans knew what it was about ak political presentation to try to the gain an edge on the republicans and the republicans said you want top play that way we're not going to do anything. to you have the worst kind of politics on both sides not just one side playing politics. i could not have thought of a worst way of trying to get a jobs act through. i support laura saying the extension and higher taxes on the wealthy but this is not the way to get stuff done. >> good to talk to you. the conversation continues and we will see you soon. >> thank you so much. >>> up next on the "the wall street journal report with maria bartiromo," internet blackout. can a dark day for the dot-com community keep the on-line community free and open? i will talk to a founder of wikipedia. and higher price tag for higher learning a look at the student loan debt in the united states. is affordable education a thing of the past? we will look at the stock market. back in a moment. i'd r
later and he campaigns against the republican leader eric cantor and his district and against john boehner. at that point the republicans knew what it was about ak political presentation to try to the gain an edge on the republicans and the republicans said you want top play that way we're not going to do anything. to you have the worst kind of politics on both sides not just one side playing politics. i could not have thought of a worst way of trying to get a jobs act through. i support laura...
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you have john boehner telling nervous house republicans, stay on offense, too. >> they're not trying to have an adult conversation. what the republicans are trying to do is stick the $700 billion "cut" which is the same thing they have in their own budget but worked in 2010 to some extent. by the way, the obama campaign had to put on what was essentially a defensive ad in new hampshire about it. >> both of these guys are trying to turn these political vulnerabilities into assets. obama's doing the same thing with obama care. he started this week now talking about the healthcare, yeah, the republicans have called it obama care forever and now he's embracing that. it's obama care because i care. it's so interesting. >> i don't think either side really necessarily wanted to have this debate in this way. >> but here we are, one weekend and it's medicare, medicare, medicare. i don't want talk about -- one weekend, is paul ryan a help or not, historically v.p. nominees lift the apart's ticket by four points but i think the bump issue is gone these days, according to gallup. romney only gai
you have john boehner telling nervous house republicans, stay on offense, too. >> they're not trying to have an adult conversation. what the republicans are trying to do is stick the $700 billion "cut" which is the same thing they have in their own budget but worked in 2010 to some extent. by the way, the obama campaign had to put on what was essentially a defensive ad in new hampshire about it. >> both of these guys are trying to turn these political vulnerabilities into...
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john boehner argues the bill should be paid for by cutting money from president obama's health care overhaul. >>> connecticut became the nation's 17th state to abolish the death penalty yesterday. the measure, however, only applies to future cases, and not to the 11 men already on death row. >>> a u.s. marine who criticized president obama on facebook over his economic policies is being given an other than honorable discharge. 26-year-old sergeant gary stein will lose most of his benefits. >>> with the help of california school children, nasa launched a special probe to study the sun's most intense radiation storm since 2003, a weather balloon equipped with a rubber chicken. camilla wore a space suit equipped with sensors to measure radiation. >>> now here is another look how wall street will kick off the day. >> the dow will open at 13,090 after gaining 9 points. the s&p added 18, nasdaq sky rocketed upwards 68 points. >>> overseas trading in tokyo, the nikkei up a fraction. in hong kong the hang seng rose 163. >>> investors will be watching unemployment numbers and other earnings reports.
john boehner argues the bill should be paid for by cutting money from president obama's health care overhaul. >>> connecticut became the nation's 17th state to abolish the death penalty yesterday. the measure, however, only applies to future cases, and not to the 11 men already on death row. >>> a u.s. marine who criticized president obama on facebook over his economic policies is being given an other than honorable discharge. 26-year-old sergeant gary stein will lose most of...
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mitt romney will be at an event today with john boehner. delicate relationship between the two. romney wants a good relationship with john boehner, but wants to distance himself a little bit. how does he walk the line between the two? >> you're right. he wants the support of boehner, particularly in the state where he has to drive out conservative votes, particularly in the southern part of ohio. but the president is a biggest here is to combine romney's view of the economy and taxes and the budget deficit with an unpopular republican congress. and really marry the two of them and say that this is just old line thinking. so that is where he does have to be important. but the romney campaign is concerned about ohio for the reasons that peter laid out. the economy is doing better. the auto bailout has had an impact, particularly in the northeastern part of the state. all of that can help them run a pretty effective campaign in the state. >> and the economy is his core and basically his sole focus as we approach the election here. but he did make some interesting comments yesterday
mitt romney will be at an event today with john boehner. delicate relationship between the two. romney wants a good relationship with john boehner, but wants to distance himself a little bit. how does he walk the line between the two? >> you're right. he wants the support of boehner, particularly in the state where he has to drive out conservative votes, particularly in the southern part of ohio. but the president is a biggest here is to combine romney's view of the economy and taxes and...
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tears on the house floor as giffords delivered her official letter of resignation to house speaker john boehner. the arizona congresswoman is giving up her seat to focus on her recovery after being shot in the head last january during a meet and greet at a shopping center. >> no matter what we argue about here on this floor or in this country, there is nothing more important than family and friendship. >> last night another standing ovation for giffords between the president's state of the union address. a hug between the two was one of the more dramatic moments of the ening. giffords husband, astronaut mark kelly, was a guest in the first lady's box. >> good job tonight. good job tonight. >> and we now know why president obama was congratulating defense secretary leon panetta. members of s.e.a.l. team 6 parachuted into somalia and rescued american jessica buchanan and a danish citizen. they were captured last october while working as international aid workers. the team that conducted the operation was the same team that took out osama bin laden. >> the president authorized yesterday because th
tears on the house floor as giffords delivered her official letter of resignation to house speaker john boehner. the arizona congresswoman is giving up her seat to focus on her recovery after being shot in the head last january during a meet and greet at a shopping center. >> no matter what we argue about here on this floor or in this country, there is nothing more important than family and friendship. >> last night another standing ovation for giffords between the president's state...
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giffords walked up to the podium to deliver her official letter of resignation to house speaker john boehner. >> the most important thing to remember that no matter what we argue about here on this floor or in this country, there's nothing more important than family and friendship. and that should be held on high above all else. >> giffords is giving up her seat to focus on her recovery. giffords was shot in the head during an assassination attempt last year. >> so great to see her recovery there. >>> this morning president obama taking the state of the union speech out on the road. he's kicking off a three-day tour to semihis agenda and himself. he's giving republicans a new set of talking points on the campaign trail. no doubt about that. brian moore is live on capitol hill with the latest on this race for the white house. good morning, brian. >> good morning. the president has started out his trip in iowa. he will be covering key territory on the electoral map. >> the state of our union is getting stronger. >> reporter: president obama made his case to congress. >> asking a billionaire to
giffords walked up to the podium to deliver her official letter of resignation to house speaker john boehner. >> the most important thing to remember that no matter what we argue about here on this floor or in this country, there's nothing more important than family and friendship. and that should be held on high above all else. >> giffords is giving up her seat to focus on her recovery. giffords was shot in the head during an assassination attempt last year. >> so great to...
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day after a house committee recommended that holder be held in contempt of congress the speaker john boehner signaled his backing for the action and hinted that the white house's use of executive privilege might involve some sort of a coverup. white house spokesman jay carney fired back and said today the administration isn't covering up anything. >>> in a unanimous ruling today the supreme court threw out those fines and penalties against broadcasters who violated the fcc policy over bad words and things like nudity that just happen during live broadcasts. it's known in the legal trade as fleeting expletives. the justices said only that the broadcasters were not given adequate notice of the rules. they didn't say whether the rules themselves were constitutional. >>> gop presidential hopeful mitt romney gave a major speech on the sensitive topic of immigration today as he tries to gain some ground with hispanic voters. nbc's peter alexander was there. >> reporter: speaking before a convention of latino elected officials in florida -- >> we could find common ground here. and we've got to. >>
day after a house committee recommended that holder be held in contempt of congress the speaker john boehner signaled his backing for the action and hinted that the white house's use of executive privilege might involve some sort of a coverup. white house spokesman jay carney fired back and said today the administration isn't covering up anything. >>> in a unanimous ruling today the supreme court threw out those fines and penalties against broadcasters who violated the fcc policy over...
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boehner's house is up for re-election. and there is a new their, by or people are no long eer ticket splitters. >> is it clear that john boehner is supporting mitt romney. >> members of congress are ratest the lowest in history. i think the big thing we saw this week that all hands are on deck, everybody's at their battle stations. any time either party talks from now on, it's about a presidential election. >> karl rove super pac has its own ad attacking president obama. the question is he too cool to be president. slow jam, singing al green. does this have the opportunity to back fire? >> i think it's so interesting. his margin came from young voters. he's out there to energize young voters. i think about my kids voting. people in their 20s and late teens have to get out and vote heavily for the president to win like he did last time. he's out there working them with culture, pop music, being cool. so, of course, republicans have to come back and whack him when it's pure politics. it may work with white working-class vote
boehner's house is up for re-election. and there is a new their, by or people are no long eer ticket splitters. >> is it clear that john boehner is supporting mitt romney. >> members of congress are ratest the lowest in history. i think the big thing we saw this week that all hands are on deck, everybody's at their battle stations. any time either party talks from now on, it's about a presidential election. >> karl rove super pac has its own ad attacking president obama. the...
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romney appeared with senator rob portman and house speaker john boehner in cincinnati. attacking the president's jobs record >> one of the promises he made was he was going to create more jobs. today 23 million people are out of work, stopped looking for work or underemployed. let me tell you, if you have a coach that's zero and 23 million, you say it's time to get a new coach. >> reporter: his running mate, paul ryan, meanwhile carried the sports further in columbus, playing corn hole and tailgating. at the season opening football game between his alma mater miami university of ohio and ohio state. >> you're in ryan country now. >> reporter: but it's his speech at the republican national convention, especially his criticism of the president over a shuttered gm plant in his hometown of janesville, wisconsin, that continues to sizzle. >> it's locked up and empty to this day. that's how it is in so many towns where the recovery that was promised is nowhere in sight. >> reporter: democrats in the obama campaign fired back, noting the plant was slated foreclosure before mr.
romney appeared with senator rob portman and house speaker john boehner in cincinnati. attacking the president's jobs record >> one of the promises he made was he was going to create more jobs. today 23 million people are out of work, stopped looking for work or underemployed. let me tell you, if you have a coach that's zero and 23 million, you say it's time to get a new coach. >> reporter: his running mate, paul ryan, meanwhile carried the sports further in columbus, playing corn...
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house speaker john boehner was also in the bay area tonight at a $35,000 a plate fundraiser in wood side. president obama was also in southern california earlier this month at actor george clooney's home. there he raised some $15 million. in redwood city, "today in the bay." >>> plenty of people gathered outside the theater, as well hundreds of people who didn't have a ticket lined up to voice their concerns. many supporters and protesters held signs and a word or two of advice for the president. >> you know, what people earn should be theirs to decide what they want to do with it. not to earn it, take it away and give it to people who aren't working. >> i came from a fundraiser for music for my school. and it's really rocky and i hope they focus on that. >> the president was at the fox theater for less than an hour. short, but expensive visit for redwood city. the city will not be reimbursed for security costs. >>> mitt romney discussing education today and making promises on how many people he'd put back to work. romney vowing if elected he'll deliver a 6% unemployment rate by the end
house speaker john boehner was also in the bay area tonight at a $35,000 a plate fundraiser in wood side. president obama was also in southern california earlier this month at actor george clooney's home. there he raised some $15 million. in redwood city, "today in the bay." >>> plenty of people gathered outside the theater, as well hundreds of people who didn't have a ticket lined up to voice their concerns. many supporters and protesters held signs and a word or two of...
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boehner is signaling he wants to make that an issue. chris: he's nor it. >> yeah. and obama has this deadline coming up. there's a report expected to be released in the next couple of weeks from the state department looking into whether there was conflict of interest. that issue will come up. and republicans are really going to try to squeeze obama on this. chris: make sure -- >> environmental arguments. >> the absentee ballots there in florida. romney organizers say they have got a very strong get out the ballot vote. and they expect to have maybe half of their vote in before anybody goes to the polls. chris: why would you leave florida in january? that's what everybody in the world wants to be there. yes. >> romney aides are steaming with frustration about the change in rules that the republican national committee made this year away from winner take all primaries toward proportional primaries. it means they know there's a good chance that mitt romney might be the inevitable nominee and have to slog through a bitter contest all the way to spring or later. chris:
boehner is signaling he wants to make that an issue. chris: he's nor it. >> yeah. and obama has this deadline coming up. there's a report expected to be released in the next couple of weeks from the state department looking into whether there was conflict of interest. that issue will come up. and republicans are really going to try to squeeze obama on this. chris: make sure -- >> environmental arguments. >> the absentee ballots there in florida. romney organizers say they have...
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speaker boehner caught her briefly. then let his own tears flow. giffords last vote was on a bill she co-wrote. it passed, and like all the tributes, it was unanimous. >> she has brought the word dignity to new heights. >> reporter: the good-byes from that joyful bear hug from president obama last night, to capitol hill workers who hate to see her go. >> i'm so proud of you. i'll miss you. >> i miss you. >> reporter: and that house chamber was also on its feet, brian, for the chief of staff who gabby giffords has quite literally leaned on all year. everyone cheered all those office workers who kept things going this past year. and with today's news, will begin to wind down her office. a real cheer for those public servants. >> an incredible scene there today. kelly o'donnell on the hill, lucky to witness it all. thanks. >>> we must report on politics once again. fresh from his speech last night, the president took his case for re-election on the road today. at the same time in florida, the republicans fighting for the chance to run against him face
speaker boehner caught her briefly. then let his own tears flow. giffords last vote was on a bill she co-wrote. it passed, and like all the tributes, it was unanimous. >> she has brought the word dignity to new heights. >> reporter: the good-byes from that joyful bear hug from president obama last night, to capitol hill workers who hate to see her go. >> i'm so proud of you. i'll miss you. >> i miss you. >> reporter: and that house chamber was also on its feet,...
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mitt romney and his congressional allies, by the way he's aspearing with speaker boehner today in ohio which is fitting because ultimately he's going to pick a vice president to run with. ultimately his running mate is the congressional republican agenda. he's adopted it hook, line and sinker. you want to go back to the policies where we exploded our debt, middle class falls farther behind, the only answer is tax cuts for the wealthy, short change things like education. we need to focus -- this is going to be a close election. that's that going to change between now and november. what we need to focus on, the politics of it aren't going to change. going to be a very close election. let's feekous on the choice and the content -- >> but knit romney says focus on the record. you talk about how bad the problems were. this president knew that and that's why we chose to pass a nearly trillion dollar stimulus. that's why you passed financial reform. that's why you passed a health care law which was about our economic security. so you did some very big things that have not really sparked recov
mitt romney and his congressional allies, by the way he's aspearing with speaker boehner today in ohio which is fitting because ultimately he's going to pick a vice president to run with. ultimately his running mate is the congressional republican agenda. he's adopted it hook, line and sinker. you want to go back to the policies where we exploded our debt, middle class falls farther behind, the only answer is tax cuts for the wealthy, short change things like education. we need to focus -- this...
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. >> house speaker john boehner, a republican, called limbaugh's words inappropriate according to his spokesman. limbaugh is not apologizing for the comments. >>> to presidential politics now in the caucus day in washington state. republican voters there are going to pick their candidate. it is the last stop for gop presidential hopefuls in the road to super tuesday. at stake in washington are 40 delegates to the republican national nominating convention this summer. the state is second only to florida's 50 delegates in contests so far. all four contenders visited washington before today's caucuses. mitt romney, rick santorum and newt gingrich are now campaigning in ohio, the critical primary state for next week. >>> tomorrow the bay area will get an unprecedented visit from israeli president shimon peres. his visit will focus on innovation, he plans to visit facebook and google to talk with tech leaders there. coming up in this news cast, the project that peres is working on with facebook founder mark zuckerberg. >>> much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, he thought he was
. >> house speaker john boehner, a republican, called limbaugh's words inappropriate according to his spokesman. limbaugh is not apologizing for the comments. >>> to presidential politics now in the caucus day in washington state. republican voters there are going to pick their candidate. it is the last stop for gop presidential hopefuls in the road to super tuesday. at stake in washington are 40 delegates to the republican national nominating convention this summer. the state is...
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this is what speaker boehner said this week in a memo to republicans about what happens when the supreme court acts. he said, no one knows what the court will decide. but if the court strikes down all or part of the president's health care law, there will be no spiking of the ball. republicans are focused on the economy, we will not celebrate at a time when millions of our fellow americans remain out of work. well, congressman, there's no question that republicans will make this a part of the fall choice. >> well, if they strike down the entire bill then some of the things that we all agreed on should be dealt with will be first and foremost. >> pre-existing conditions? >> pre-existing conditions. >> keeping young people on their parents until 26? >> well, an age to be determined, and a status to be determined. but absolutely. there will be a need, a bipartisan need for a group of us, particularly those on ways and means to get together and say, okay, what is it we can cobble together from what we do agree on with our democratic colleagues, and put back in. because, all along we said, re
this is what speaker boehner said this week in a memo to republicans about what happens when the supreme court acts. he said, no one knows what the court will decide. but if the court strikes down all or part of the president's health care law, there will be no spiking of the ball. republicans are focused on the economy, we will not celebrate at a time when millions of our fellow americans remain out of work. well, congressman, there's no question that republicans will make this a part of the...
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wednesday, jackson sent a letter of resignation to house speaker john boehner while his chief of staff delivered copies in illinois. >> can you tell us how he's doing? >> he's doing good. >> jackson wrote, my health issues and treatment regimen have become incompatible in the house of representatives. but his deteriorated health is not the only factor. in his letter he does admit to mistakes. jackson has been in talks with federal prosecutors who are looking into whether he misused campaign funds to buy personal things, including an expensive watch. i am doing my best to address the situation responsibly, cooperate with the investigators, and accept responsibility for my mistakes, for they are my mistakes and mine alobe. alone. wednesday, jackson's father called the resignation painful. >> it's a moment for our family and we'll face the day tomorrow with prayer and we find support in so many people. >> jackson's lawyers say he is cooperating, but it could take months to resolve his legal issues. illinois officials are looking at options for when to hold a special election to fill the v
wednesday, jackson sent a letter of resignation to house speaker john boehner while his chief of staff delivered copies in illinois. >> can you tell us how he's doing? >> he's doing good. >> jackson wrote, my health issues and treatment regimen have become incompatible in the house of representatives. but his deteriorated health is not the only factor. in his letter he does admit to mistakes. jackson has been in talks with federal prosecutors who are looking into whether he...
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or we've seen john boehner. >> once in a daytime event. never see nancy pelosi cry though. >> anyway, there's lots of -- so what do you guys think of when your man cries? and is it something that you embrace and say isn't that sweet, or does it make you feel -- i don't know. >> have you ever seen jay cry? >> a little. a little teary-eyed, yeah. a little teary-eyed. >> when frank's mom -- i don't think he'll mind my saying this. when his mom died, she had a box of her jewelry that we hadn't gone through, and we put it -- sat on the bed and opened up the little box of jewelry that had meant so much to her, and he started to -- tears just -- not sobbing. just -- because the things that were in this box were so inexpensive. there was nothing of overt value at all. they had grown up very, very poor. but everything had a memory to it, and i think the fact that there wasn't anything of overt value made it all the more poignant. you know. >> i think it's sweet when a man cries or touching. but sometimes like in movies and things i don't like that.
or we've seen john boehner. >> once in a daytime event. never see nancy pelosi cry though. >> anyway, there's lots of -- so what do you guys think of when your man cries? and is it something that you embrace and say isn't that sweet, or does it make you feel -- i don't know. >> have you ever seen jay cry? >> a little. a little teary-eyed, yeah. a little teary-eyed. >> when frank's mom -- i don't think he'll mind my saying this. when his mom died, she had a box of...
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. >> speaker boehner was pointing out to the caucus about gas prices. a few blocks from here yesterday, $5.17, admittedly full serve and supreme, and there's already a premium because of concerns of what iran might do. >> what else do they do at that price? >> they wash it and duty fires. >> i am glad to see the unemployment come down and i am glad we created jobs last month, and i hope we continue to create jobs, but the labor force participation rate has gone up 2 full percent points since president obama took office. that means 5 million americans left the labor force and that's why the number is coming down. and i hope we create jobs, and it will be difficult for the president to get the rate down below 8% between now and november. >> another quick break and we will come back, al, and look at we know why we're here. to chart a greener path in the air and in our factories. ♪ to find cleaner, more efficient ways to power flight. ♪ and harness our technology for new energy solutions. [ female announcer ] around the globe, the people of boeing are w
. >> speaker boehner was pointing out to the caucus about gas prices. a few blocks from here yesterday, $5.17, admittedly full serve and supreme, and there's already a premium because of concerns of what iran might do. >> what else do they do at that price? >> they wash it and duty fires. >> i am glad to see the unemployment come down and i am glad we created jobs last month, and i hope we continue to create jobs, but the labor force participation rate has gone up 2 full...
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greater confidence that he's got more leverage, and republicans are a bit chasen by the outcome so boehner and mcconnell have more control over their flocks than they did before the election. >> thank you. >>> let's get a check of the morning's other top stories now. jenna wolfe is standing by. good morning. >>> good morning. the coast guard is searching for two workers who went missing after a fire on an oil rig in the gulf of america. the fire which broke out friday as workers were using a torch to cut an oil line was quickly put out. the coast guard said no oil is coming from the well. >>> a national tragedy is playing out in the plains of west texas. frail investigators are trying to determine whether a small parade to honor wounded veterans had been given enough warning to clear train tracks they were trying to cross. a freight lane slammed into the tractor trailer killing four decorated veterans and injuring 16 people. >>> there's been another terrible train crash this one in southern egypt. a security official says it appears a railroad crossing was not closed when a speeding train
greater confidence that he's got more leverage, and republicans are a bit chasen by the outcome so boehner and mcconnell have more control over their flocks than they did before the election. >> thank you. >>> let's get a check of the morning's other top stories now. jenna wolfe is standing by. good morning. >>> good morning. the coast guard is searching for two workers who went missing after a fire on an oil rig in the gulf of america. the fire which broke out friday as...
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speak ebjohn boehner says the house may have to vote on another extension if both sides cannot reach agreement. >> this morning the fight over overanytime pay for farm workers is heating up. hundreds will converge on the state capital to support a plan meant to support overtime pay. farmers oppose the bill. critics say it will force farmers to limit help. the rally gets started at 10:30. >> a pair of landmark cases hanging in the balance. >> the supreme court is expected to rule on president obama's health care hau and arizona's tough immigration law. claire joins us live on capitol hill. the the ruling on obama care could come down we understand any minute. >> that is true. any minute now. we're still waiting. nothing yet. all of these critical issues coming to a head this week, that is going to make it busy on the campaign trail. we've gotát in new hampshire later today, and mitt romney is campaigning in arizona. a new reuters poll does show that the majority of americans do oppose president obama's health care law although they do support most of its provisions such as letting pa
speak ebjohn boehner says the house may have to vote on another extension if both sides cannot reach agreement. >> this morning the fight over overanytime pay for farm workers is heating up. hundreds will converge on the state capital to support a plan meant to support overtime pay. farmers oppose the bill. critics say it will force farmers to limit help. the rally gets started at 10:30. >> a pair of landmark cases hanging in the balance. >> the supreme court is expected to...
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himself from an unpopular congress, even while sharing the stage with republican house speaker john boehner and ohio senator rob portman. >> we're going to finally have to do something that republicans have spoken about for a long time and for a while. we didn't do it. while we had the lead, we let people down. we have to make sure we don't let them down this time. i will cut the deficit and get us on track to a balanced budget. >> reporter: now, that's the type of message that also resonates are independent voters. romney will be down for the rest of the weekend, working on debate prep. president obama head to ohio from here and then to louisiana on monday to meet with those impacted by hurricane isaac. campaign aides tell me in between stops he is working on his convention speech. what they call a work in progress. lester? >> kristen welker this morning. thank you. david gregory is moderator of "meet the press." good morning. >> good morning, lester. >> the republican convention, a lot fewer viewers across the board than we've seen previously, 30% down from 2008. you would think this is t
himself from an unpopular congress, even while sharing the stage with republican house speaker john boehner and ohio senator rob portman. >> we're going to finally have to do something that republicans have spoken about for a long time and for a while. we didn't do it. while we had the lead, we let people down. we have to make sure we don't let them down this time. i will cut the deficit and get us on track to a balanced budget. >> reporter: now, that's the type of message that also...
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would he stand-up to his own party, especially house republicans who undercut ohioan john boehner's attempts. how do you respond to that? >> look at his record. the guy created jobs. he's a job creator. we need that. jobs are the greatest moral issue when people are working, families are stronger. number two, he was governor of massachusetts. they went from deficits to surpluses from job loss to job creation. then you look at the olympics where he was a pure leader. look at his history. it tells you who he is. he's pragmatic, no question about it. he's also tough, firm and understands job creation. in terms of people not getting him, the first debate, i have never seen a debate have this much impact. the first debate gave people the chance to see, romney is smart, he knows this and that but he doesn't get me. in the first debate, i believe he was able to connect with people. they said you know, maybe he does get me. that was an important part of why there's momentum in the state of ohio right now. i believe right now we are currently ahead. internal show is currently ahead. honestly think ro
would he stand-up to his own party, especially house republicans who undercut ohioan john boehner's attempts. how do you respond to that? >> look at his record. the guy created jobs. he's a job creator. we need that. jobs are the greatest moral issue when people are working, families are stronger. number two, he was governor of massachusetts. they went from deficits to surpluses from job loss to job creation. then you look at the olympics where he was a pure leader. look at his history....
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john boehner expected to speak. >> coming up trying to save one of their own. >> the bay area hospital is banding together to try to save the life of one of its nurses. y. >> welcome back. good monday morning to all of you. that is san jose, hp pavilion downtown. things looking fairly smooth out there. still very early. the time now 5:23. >> a bay area hospital will hold a bone marrow drive for one of their own. registered nurse kathy loogenville has helped patients more than 30 years s. she has a rare blood disorder. there will be two drives at alta based medical center in berkeley and another drive tomorrow. >> the post office unveiling a new stamp celebrating the lunar new year. take a close look. the forever stamp commemorates the year of the dragon. san francisco's mayor ed lee is expected to attend the stamp unveiling set for 10:30. this is the fifth of 12 stamps in the post of service's celebration of new year's series. >> couple of canadians lost their job this morning. scott, why do we care? >> because they ran the company that makes blackberry as co-ceos. did they run it well
john boehner expected to speak. >> coming up trying to save one of their own. >> the bay area hospital is banding together to try to save the life of one of its nurses. y. >> welcome back. good monday morning to all of you. that is san jose, hp pavilion downtown. things looking fairly smooth out there. still very early. the time now 5:23. >> a bay area hospital will hold a bone marrow drive for one of their own. registered nurse kathy loogenville has helped patients more...
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. >>> protesters in wood side as the motorcade housing john boehner came to town. he stopped by last night for a fundraiser at a private home. tickets for the event topped more than $35,000 each. >>> now back to the south bay and the search for sierra lamar. the man accused of kidnapping and killing the missing morgan hill teenager set to make his first court appearance. "today in the bay's" christie smith is live with the challenge facing the d.a. at this point. good morning, christie. >> reporter: that's right. in just a few hours, antolin garcia-torres will make his first court appearance. what's going to happen is he'll hear the formal charges read against him. and prosecutors say they believe there's definitely enough evidence to send him to prison. the 21-year-old is being held without bail after his arrest late monday. the santa clara county sheriff detectives had gathered direct and circumstantial evidence showing he killed 15-year-old sierra lamar on march 16th. the d.a. says details of the exact charges will become clearer today as more facts are laid out
. >>> protesters in wood side as the motorcade housing john boehner came to town. he stopped by last night for a fundraiser at a private home. tickets for the event topped more than $35,000 each. >>> now back to the south bay and the search for sierra lamar. the man accused of kidnapping and killing the missing morgan hill teenager set to make his first court appearance. "today in the bay's" christie smith is live with the challenge facing the d.a. at this point....
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without leadership from the top what they really need to do is the president and harry reid and john boehner need to put the country first. they have come close to making an agreement. if they closed loopholes and lowered rates instead of talking about class warfare and top 1%. t that is nonsense stuff. it has never worked in american politics. you think i'm happy with the fact that i left washington and the republicans that controlled everything blew the budget up? no. the fact of the matter is i'm not voting for anybody for president who has never been an executive in business and in government you have to be an executive. you don't run a company from the board of directors. you don't run a government from the legislature. it is up to the president to lead. he has not led effectively. >> i want to agree with some of what john said except the last part. the point about needing the congress to do its role. when john was head of the budget committee he worked with a democratic president and he got stuff done. that was important. that politics we have in the capital today is not a blame game.
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john boehner says the vote will happen friday. president obama's pushing for an interest rate freeze on the stafford loans which doubles july 1st. but republicans and democrats certainly torn about what to do about it. >> the republican bill up for a vote tomorrow would pay for lower student loan rates by slashing funds from president obama's health plan. >>> well, the parents of a high school sophomore in redwood city right now suing that school because he was kicked out of class for cheating. the teen was removed from the honors english class at sequoia high school after allegedly copying homework. they signed an academic honesty pledge at the beginning of the school year and this punishment is justified. the parents say the wording of the agreement was inaccurate. a hearing on this is set for may 17th. >>> a rainy start to our day. we want to check in with christina loren. keeping an eye on microclimates for us. >> yeah, given the time this morning, laura. 6:37. good morning. as you make your way out that front door this mornin
john boehner says the vote will happen friday. president obama's pushing for an interest rate freeze on the stafford loans which doubles july 1st. but republicans and democrats certainly torn about what to do about it. >> the republican bill up for a vote tomorrow would pay for lower student loan rates by slashing funds from president obama's health plan. >>> well, the parents of a high school sophomore in redwood city right now suing that school because he was kicked out of...